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Partial Europe Middle East Asia Partial Russia Partial Africa Map * mappery

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Map that shows the Eastern half of Europe, the Southern half of Russia, the Northern half of

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-Kaaba shrine in the center of islam

-5 Pillars- the Islamic beliefs

-eightfold path- that path that leads to nirvana

-caliph- leader of sunni muslims

-exodus: when moses led them out of Egypt and back to Palestine

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4. Where are the followers of the five world
religions concentrated today? (SOL 15.b)

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4. Where are the followers of the five world
religions concentrated today? (SOL 15.b)

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Geographic distribution of world’s major religions

·    Judaism: Concentrated in Israel and North America

·    Christianity: Concentrated in Europe and North and South America

·    Islam: Concentrated in the Middle East, Africa, and Asia

·    Hinduism: Concentrated in India

Buddhism: Concentrated in East and Southeast Asia

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3.   What are some of the characteristics of the five
major world religions? (SOL 15.a)

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3.   What are some of the characteristics of the five
major world religions? (SOL 15.a)

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Judaism

·    Monotheism

·    Ten Commandments of moral and religious conduct

·    Torah: Written records and beliefs of the Jews

Christianity

·    Monotheism

·    Jesus as Son of God

·    Life after death

·    New Testament: Life and teachings of Jesus

·    Establishment of Christian doctrines by early church councils

Islam

·    Monotheism

·    Muhammad, the prophet

·    Qur’an (Koran)

·    Five Pillars of Islam

·    Mecca and Medina

Buddhism

·    Founder: Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha)

·    Four Noble Truths

·    Eightfold Path to Enlightenment

·    Spread of Buddhism from India to China and other parts of Asia, resulting from Asoka’s missionaries and their writings

Hinduism

·    Many forms of one God

·    Reincarnation: Rebirth based upon karma

Karma: Knowledge that all thoughts and actions result in future consequences

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2. what are
some of the religious conflicts in the contemporary world? (SOL 16.a)

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2. what are
some of the religious conflicts in the contemporary world? (SOL 16.a)

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migrations of refugees and others
-   refugees as an issue in international conflicts
-  migrations of "guest workers" to European cities

Ethnic and religious conflicts
-  Middle East
-  Northern Ireland
-  Balkans
-  Horn of Africa
- South Asia

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1.      
Where were the five world religions located
around 1500 A.D.? (SOL 2.c)

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1.      
Where were the five world religions located
around 1500 A.D.? (SOL 2.c)

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Location and importance of world religions in 1500 A.D. (C.E.)
Judaism - Concentrated in Europe and the Middle East

• Christianity - Concentrated in Europe and the Middle East

• Islam - Parts of Asia, Africa, and southern Europe

• Hinduism - India and part of Southeast Asia

• Buddhism - East and Southeast

Asia